Creations on the wheel....

...here are some of the creations i did this semester. Enjoy!

Designing a book-jacket

One of my favouite authors....if not THE FAVOURITE author, Mr.Paulo Coehlo wrote a book called " The Devil and Miss Prym". It is a novel of temptation, greed, fear and cowardice and the main characters indecisiveness about her choice to be good or evil? The color of greed is green, it would be a strong green if it is a confident choice in beeing greedy, but miss Prym in this book reflects and contemplates and cannot make up her mind at first, hence why i chose to go with more muted tints of green and yellowish green for the base color. I created my own illustration in the same mood, with muted tones and lots of greenish variations in color to communicate the same indecisiveness. And the misty weather in the illustration shows the " fog" in her mind. For the title i chose a sans-serif font and a script font. At first i recieved critic for the mixing these two fonts togheter, but i stuck with it. The reason being that i love the movement in the script font. It shows something in motion, something that is fast....like the main characters thoughts tha are keeping her sleeless at night. I am happy with this book jacket, and hopefully i will create more in the future for myself and others. This is fun. If you havent read this book, go ahead and read it... if you havent read any of Paulo Coelhos books, i suggest you introduce yourself to his first masterpiece: "The Alchemist". Great,

great saga that! Thank you for taking a look at my blogg.

My first character is coming to life...

...and this is what she looks like. Little warrior goddess. Strong little spirit who fights for the good in whatever situation the author places her :) I say no more, but i hope to write a childrens book about this one some day soon. I am looking forward to the lecture with Jillian Kessleman, childrens book illustrator and professor at University of the Arts in Philadelphia. We are inviting her to the college i am currently enrolled in. Will be inspiring for "My words, my illustrations, my publications". One day, in a book store near you haha! Thank you for taking a look at my blogg. Enjoy therest of your day!

Liqurice bowl! Yum!

My own, hand-made, bowl. For those of you who know me, you know i am a liqurice lover, so of course, this bowl i had to dedicate to my liqurice indulging moments haha. When the clay is still wet but almost leather hard ( after about a week or so), it is time to paint the piece. I started out by painting it turqouise inside, and liqurice black outside. I also added a little text inside the bowl sayig " LAKRITS" which is the Swedish word for liqurice. First i printed out the word from a computer, cut the letters out with an exacto knife. Then I put the piece of paper in a bowl of water and let it soak for a little bit, so it would stick to the clay. When it was attached to the clay i simply brushed over it 3 -5 times with black color. A few minutes to dry and voila, its officially my liqurice bowl. It will now be in the keln for 3 days, then it is ready to be dipped in clear glaze, which will give it that porcelain look. Then it needs to be fired again for 3 days, and then it is ready for use. Pottery takes way longer than one would think. Alittle bowl like this takes about 3 weeks to a month from start to finish. Thank you for taking a look at my blogg. Have a good day!

"Turnaround"

This is the first so called " Turnaround" that i have attempted. A turn around is a drawing practice to draw one pose from four different angles. One front, one back, one side and one 45 degrees angle. This image i drew from a 3D image that could rotate. It is a great task and practice to strenghten ones observational skills as well as hand-eye coordination. I want to illustrate childrens book still, or write my own childrens books. It is needed. ( not that this image has anything to do with childrens books, but my style is simple and childish in a good way) I have ideas on books and stories i would like to put my own twist on. Hmm...when i have time, i will go for it! :) Oh yesss.But enjoy this image for now. Thank you for stopping by my blogg :)

Bells were ringing....

...and the lovebirds singing! MeiVisions shot the first wedding in september this year. Good friends of mines sealed the deal and it was wonderful to witness ;) Shooting weddings is alot of responsibility for a photographer, one really has to make sure to catch each and every moment. Usually there is more than one photographer on the project, but this time i was handeling the part myself. Here are three images of the couple that i really like. Cant you smell the love?

Turned Sweden into Africa for a moment...

MeiVisions Photography had a magic summer day in August together with the dancers Niki Tsappos and Martha Nawbire from the Soulsweat Dance Crew. We turned Sweden into Africa for an instant. Tora Mårtens a videographer, who is currently shooting a real nice documentary on these two fierce ladies, had recently been in Tanzania and brought with her some goodies in forms of fabrics and beads, beads and more beads. She was shooting for the cover of her documentary while i was shooting press and personal images. The adorable, super humble and beautiful inside-out Theresa Gustavsson contributed to this shoot with her hair styling and braiding skills. Her work is neat! We got up early morning, ate a swedish breakfast ( egg and caviar on a tube) and headed out for the closest beach in the neighbourhood....yeh its actually in the neighbourhood, in a suburb beside a little lake. "Flaten badet" so swedish as can be. Sooo cosy. To our great surprise we had the beach to ourselves, and i didnt have to worry about strangers posing in the background...puh! The sun was out, the clouds were out, the light kept changing on us and i had to be quick in my manual mode to get the exposure i wanted. As when i first bought a professional camera in 2008: the natural light kept pleasing me alot this day. The sun - we adore! Yepp. Here are some of my favourites images. Big thank you's for everyone who was involved this day for fabulous work. Enjoy folks, and thank you once again for taking a look on my blogg. Have a wonderful day.

My clay creations on the wheel

It is the first time ever in the pottery studio for me. You can find working at the wheel throwing section all muddy and messy now a days haha. It is mesmerizing to watch someone good ( who knows what they are doing) work the clay, i am still a newbe and struggling with rising the clay for example. But wheel throwing is not a place to be impatient or trying to rush things. Slow and steady wins this race, for sure. It is such a nice time, almost a little meditative. Anyways my visitors- here you witness my very first pieces ever! Two vases, two cups and a bowl. This has taken me a month now, it is a rather patient process to make pottery. You start by wedging the clay into meatballs ( as you can see in the background on one of the images), then you work the clay on the wheel into whatever shape you are creating, then the clay has to dry for a week or more so it is solid enough for the trimming part, that is when you trim down excess clay and create the foot under the piece so that it can stand steadily, after that it needs to dry a little more while you make the handles for the cups or decorate the clay with patterns....and this is where i am at, at this moment in time. It still needs to fired, glazed ( color) and then fired again. Yepp, it is a rather patient process this wheelthrowing business. I cant wait to drink tea out of my own cup ! If you have a chance to try wheelthrowing and you like working with your hands, give it a try, for it is so much fun! Thank you for taking a look at my blogg.Have a great day!!!!!

MeiVisions spotted in Malaysia

The undewear company Triumph is now having a contest out in Malaysia that is called " Style Me Sexy" One of the finalist is a friend of mines, Miss Melanie Ng, goregous malasian woman. This photo is from last year when i shot her in the cornfields. I am excited that MeiVisions were spotted in Malaysia. We wish you all the best in the contest Melanie. For those of you who want o support this beauty , please "like" this facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Triumph-International-Malaysia/203314053057919 and find her image amongst the finalists and 'like' it. Let us know how it goes in the contest Melanie. Thank you for taking a look at my blog. Have a good day folks! Be grateful...Be graceful. Blessing!

Yoga shoot

I got together with yogini Carolyn Cohen ( owner of Jaya Healing Arts & Yoga Studio) last month as we were creating beautiful images of yoga asanas. Carolyn is a yogini with many years of experience. She teaches Vinyasa Yoga, Bhakti Yoga (the yoga of devotion through chanting), Acro/Partner Yoga in her relaxing studio in Lambertville. She is also is a certified thai masseuse and acupuncturist. ( More info about her and her healing practices at www.carolyncohen.org) I love how these images came out. So beautiful!

Lifestyle photoshoot

In 2009 i did a lifestyle photoshoot in Central Park, NY, with personal trainer Sam Kastanis. We shot running, stretching, workout, drinking water images and all of those healthy actions included in the everyday routines of a personal trainer. One of the images i shot is now the selected one for the finals in the " Perry Ellis- sexiest guy next door" contest. I am so happy when my images makes people feel good. Well, MeiVisions say best of luck to you Sam! We are rooting for ya! Let us know how it goes! Readers of this blog, go on to the www.perryellis.com website and vote for Sam K!

Welcome behind my scenes...

...of the MeiVisions Photoshoot July 31th, 2011, Stockton, New Jersey. I was collaborating with two wonderful ladies. My model was the young,funky chic Jena Berman from Brooklyn, New York. She is in the process of starting up her own hair and beauty product line so keep an eye out for " jenaBhair" products guys. Her hair was the focus of this shoot as you will see when i post the images later on. Make-up and hair stylist this time was the Croatian and down-to-earth: Yuliyana Bishop, owner of "Yuli Hair Salon" in New Hope, PA. If you are ever in the area, or even in a state nearby ( New York, New Jersey) it is so worth traveling a bit and paying a visit to her salon. She is absolutely awesome in her expertise and she does a fabulous job on cutting, styling, color, make up, theatre make up, you name it. google them people, google them. Here are some photos from behind the scenes. Enjoy! Thank you for taking a look and reading my blog, it warms my heart. And last but NOT least- a big shout out to Bryan Gentry from TurtleVan Productions who was filming the whole day and is now putting togheter the next viral video. SOOO EXCITED to see it! Have a good day folks! www.meivisions.com

Capture Personality

I am aaaall for photoshoots that captures the personality of a person. I want a picture to tell me something about the person in the photo. I am not a big fan of forced smiles, artificial postures/poses and zero personality. I did , what i would like to call, a personality shoot with a dear friend from Switzerland. Ladies and gents...miss Tatiana Desardouin. She is one vibrant soul and works as a dancer, choreogrpaher, performer, dance teacher. I enjoy these photos of her alot because i think they came out great in the sense of 'it is SOOOOO her!' Haha. Enjoy these photos. Thanks again for taking a look. Have a great day!

|Prinkstacy with a touch of zanity...or is it|

This is an abstract painting that i created last summer. More paingings coming up! It started out as something else, but i didnt like it, painted over it, then didnt like dat, painted over it again and didnt like that......abstract paintings are hard to make. Much harder than one would think and they take much longer time than you would think too...And they do trigger one's subconcious. I totally respect abstract painters way much more now. How to guide the brush strokes with my instincts when creating something abstract - will take more practice for sure. But anyways, after re doing it and smearing it out like a mad woman, i finally got a background that i liked ( hehe that anger and toilet tissue worked it out). It would turn out to look good as a frame within the painting. And then i just had to decide when to stop ( thats a tricky one too....i tell ya) Anyways here it is, my first abstract painting ever. I call it: "Prinkstacy with a touch of zanity...or is it " Haha. Enjoy and thank you for taking a look at my work! have a great day!

Found Art

Who knows what found art is??? Found art is art created from found undisguised objects that are not normally considered art often because they already have a non-art function. Marcel Duchamp ( France) was the originator of this in the early 20th century and Picasso was going crazy with it too. Found art derives its identity as art from the designation placed upon it by the artist. Here is a found art piece created by myself, i call it : " Shair". It was once a SHopping cart, now it is a cHAIR. "SHAIR". It took alot of effort ( and violence) to get the cart into my car for transportation to the work shop at school, and a lot of sawing but it was a fun project and i am happy with the results and i have never seen it done before. So while i am patting myself on the back for a great job please enjoy my art! And i must say it is rather comfy to sit in...haha. Have a good day!